Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.
Ora Mt PIT'ZER, .Locdt Editor,

dHE DaS0-Dail FEVER Is dI niSu-biuc.
THE ice. cream sign looms upconspic-
iously.
FARMERS, send IN contributions to
these columns.
LAST right OF the skating tonight.
Go and get the silver cup.
GENTLY spring has at last sprung
and the small boy is happy.
A SIGH OF relief will lift many
bosom because Lent is over.
THE tramp already has vague dreams
of his favorite summer resort.
CANDIDATES for Councilmen are
nursing their little booms. Give us the
very best men.
FLOWERS are blossoming and the
scent of the heliotrope mingles with
that of the young onion.
THE hen has about recovered from
the shock she received when she view
ed the table-cloth's contents of egg
shells, Sunday afternoon.
CIRCUIT COURT convened on Tues.
day. Judge Faulkner's charge to the
grand jury was especially terse, compre-
hensive and far reaching.
FORTH to the brook the expectant
fisherman wends his way Back from
the brook, empty handed and detected,
he plods his weary journey homeward.
The Potomac river is to be stocked
with trout and cary. And yet some
fishermen do not get a bite for a whole
day despite the efforts of the govern
ment to make them happy.
AMONG the visiting attorneys who
had business before the Circuit Court
this week were Messrs. f. M. Reynolds,
of Keyser, land S. l.. Flournoy,o Hamp
shire, f. b. Woods, of Taylor, and
BENZ. Daily, of Hardy counties. Also
friend Joseph S. Duckwall, of Morgan.
CAPT. VIM. HoKE has removed his
adjoining Justice McKee's office, to one
of the upper rooms in the Wilson prop
ty, on the public square, where he will
be pleased to see his old customers
FRIEND VIM. McELRoY has con-
sented to run for Councilman in the
Second Ward. He is an industrious
citizen and thrifty business man, and
would represent the citizens of the said
ward with credit and ability. Success
to his aspirations.
THE ice-cream poisoning case has
put on its summer dress and issued
forth for conquest. 1t has completely
paralyzed the oyster, which has played
to full houses for so many months but
will now retire for recuperation. The
ice-cream poisoning case will reign SUI
preme, but it will not blanch the cheek
of the heroic modern Joan dare,
neither the vest pocket of the generous
youth. 1t has come to stay.
JOHNNIE BLoNDEL has executed a
very ludicrous picture of the Martins
burg Club. The picture can be seen at
his tin emporium on Queen street. We
describe the same so persons who look
at it will recognize the players, lockers
on and features of the game The Han
cock boys are in the field. Charley
Young hits the ball la Sulliudn and
makes break for home run. Over
this play the Hancock team becomes
terribly excited. Their pitcher is SIM
ply paralyzed, while the catcher IS
reaching almost to the first base for the
ball Big John Middlecamp is doubled
up like a jumping-jack, following
-"Hock- Daveyl" at said catcher. Be-
| hind him stands Johnnie Blondel, with
cap in hand, hair straight up, and
mouth open wide enough to admit CO.
coanut. Grant Darby is leaning on a
bat, in the rear, while Lewis Gerhardt.
the umpire, is standing on his head to
see whether Young or the ball gets to
\ home-base first. Setting on the ground
will be seen the small boy who haunts
the scene of ball-contests, and carries
the nickle-bucket of water The fame
of the maker of such picture should
not be confined to the local limits of
n Martinsburg.